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Subject: Human melee weapon in halo 3
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Alright i'm shure many of you have seen the sword and shield in the picture for the different difficulties... Easy through legendy on the far right side when in halo one and two when you pick your difficulty.The sword could be a machette i'm not really shure. Any way I think since the covenant have a jackle shield and an elites sword it would be cool if they had like an super alloy made shield and sword/machette. Imagine playing multiplayer and seeing an elite player with a jackle shield on one hand and the elite sword in the other hand chargeing at you while you have your human shield and human sword in the other... That would be so sweet... Now I'm sure most of you are thinking that would never work with the controlls but it could. Hold the left trigger or grenade button to hold up your shield to block agaisnt another sword lunge or agaisnt enemy fire. When your shield is not up you can lunge with your sword... This would drag out sword fights and make it very extreme and crazy especially if you have a lot of players in your party. The only problem I see is that the jackle shield would (if it got hit by a charged plasma shot or if it got hit by a direct sword lunge) run out of energy, while the human shield (since it is made out of a strong blend of alloy metals) would last a lot longer... Other than that I think it would be pretty sweet... Also if you could dual wield the 2 human swords or 2 plasma swords or a plasma and a human that would be loads of fun... Since you have 2 you wouldn't be able to lunge only swipe to even it but 2 quick close range swipes would kill someone... Just throwing another idea out there if you do or don't like it please explain why or just add your own idea and tell me how to make this idea better... Thanks for your time... And try to be constructive if not then don't say anything at all.

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  • 06.13.2006 2:04 PM PDT
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Wouldn't the plasma sword just own the human sword cuz its made of plasma and would slice through it? Same with the human shield being cut in half?

  • 06.13.2006 2:10 PM PDT
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NO. we don't need it, we don't realy want it, and besides, using the butt of your weapon works too!

  • 06.13.2006 2:11 PM PDT
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No master chief dosen't get cut in half every time he gets messed up by the sword... His armor is made of a certain alloy... If the weapon is made of the same kind of alloy then it would be a perfect match.

  • 06.13.2006 2:14 PM PDT
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  • 06.13.2006 2:16 PM PDT
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Posted by: IrishMC
No master chief dosen't get cut in half every time he gets messed up by the sword... His armor is made of a certain alloy... If the weapon is made of the same kind of alloy then it would be a perfect match.

The books say different. The only thing that keeps the spartans from getting cut in half is their energy shields.

  • 06.13.2006 2:21 PM PDT
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actually if the marines could find the same type alloy as the hunters armor then it would work

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Posted by: XSTELLARJOEBOB
actually if the marines could find the same type alloy as the hunters armor then it would work


yeah....or just get some guys to carry the dead hunters the MC kills, and then take their shields off and attach them to a tank, and go all like. OWNEDGE!

  • 06.13.2006 2:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: IrishMC
No master chief dosen't get cut in half every time he gets messed up by the sword... His armor is made of a certain alloy... If the weapon is made of the same kind of alloy then it would be a perfect match.

The books say different. The only thing that keeps the spartans from getting cut in half is their energy shields.
The books aren't even tied in with the game... Bungie is not going to make you get cut in half and have gore everywere if you die so it doesn't really matter if the book says so or not.

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master chief is a giant cyborg incased in a suit of armor with energy sheilds. i think he can do a little better then a machete.


the only concievable reason for a human melee weapon is something like a combat knife that does not take up a weapon slot, just an automatic backup when you run completely out of ammunition.
besided its too late for bungie to add anything.

  • 06.13.2006 2:29 PM PDT
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What about a sword that could electrocute people. The MC could power it up using his just like he powers up his shield.

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They do need to make hunters larger, tougher, and scarier. In Halo 1, they were a bit of a joke.

The machete idea seems a bit retarded. How would a sword made of "super tuff metal LOL!" compare to one made from burning plasma? It wouldn't, the only thing it would be good for is stabbing elites right in the face, where their armor isn't there.

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The reason why there is even a plasma sword in Halo is because the Elites use it as an honor and ceremonial weapon, much like the katana of a samurai. Somehow it has retained it's usefulness and is still used.

I suppose the MC could use a sword and shield but really human weapon technology has progressed past the effectivenes of a longsword...maybe a kbar could be incorporated into the halo pantheon of weapons, but really, when humans discovered gunpowder and started having metal shot through people, it really kicked ass and we like it much more than a dumb old sword.

  • 06.13.2006 2:35 PM PDT
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[/quote]The books aren't even tied in with the game... Bungie is not going to make you get cut in half and have gore everywere if you die so it doesn't really matter if the book says so or not.

You completly missed the point. Him not getting cut in half is for the sake of gameplay. But thats not what you stated, you said why not make the sword of the same material as his armor. And then if the back story does not matter, then why do you care what the sword is made out of. It could be made out of tin foil and Bungie could make it work for the sake of gameplay.

Besides why would the humans choose a sword to cut through and elites energy shield when they have a perfectly good shotgun (human equivalent to the sword).

P.S. The books are tied to the game, which does not mean every tiny detail needs to be exactly the same.

  • 06.13.2006 2:43 PM PDT